Thunder occurs after lightning, because light is faster than sound.
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Shopping malls were popular with different people because some would go to the shopping mall to shop, eat or hang with friends. I know this because it states in paragraph 3, "Shopping malls attracted different people and provided something for everyone."
I think that It's being used as a reflexive pronoun. "Jolly band of pirates" and "we."
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